Love and War: Barker’s Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still is a powerful drama that depicts the sacrifices some people are willing to make in the service of a greater good. Playwright Donald Margulies has created some […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Come to the Cabaret!
The mark of a classic show is one that has received multiple revivals around the world and across the decades. Such shows are brought back again and again, not for […]
Trinity’s “Appropriate,” Apropos
I am waking up on the second day after seeing Trinity’s Appropriate, by Brandon Jacob Jenkins, directed by Brian Mertes. After viewing, it took me about this long to […]
RWU’s Peter and the Starcatcher Charms Audiences
Theater today impresses audiences with the extravagant; the more authentic and intricate, the better. To keep up with television and movies, sets and props have to be so lifelike that […]
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Madness Is Divinest Sense
Poet Emily Dickinson, who was more than a little odd herself, noted that madness is what society ascribes to those who do not conform: “Assent, and you are sane ;/Demur, […]
Billy Elliot Showcases Talented Dancers
Billy Elliot: The Musical makes its professional RI debut kicking-off Ocean State Theatre Company’s fifth season. Winner of 10 Tony Awards, this production, under OSTC’s artistic director Amiee Turner, shows some […]
2nd Story’s Ladies Man Reaches New Levels of Hilarity
I have a confession to make, mes amies. I am a sucker for a good bedroom comedy. Yes, a deconstructed think-piece is good now and then and Lord knows, […]
The Gamm’s Arcadia Is a Modern Masterpiece
There’s a lot going on in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, currently opening the season at The Gamm. A viewer unfamiliar with the play might expect the poetry or the landscape design […]
Brown’s Vera Stark Is a Triumph
Brown University’s theater department has launched its new season with By The Way, Meet Vera Stark – a truly brilliant work with some first-rate performances. The subject matter, which deals […]
Mad Props to A Play About A Handkerchief at Burbage
“If you’ve never seen the world then how would you know?” the titular character says to Emilia in Desdemona: A Play About A Handkerchief, at Burbage Theatre Company. “Women […]